Population
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 8,000 |
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| 1900 | 11,300 |
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| 1920 | 19,100 |
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| 1930 | 23,400 | 22.5% | |
| 1940 | 32,100 | 37.2% | |
| 1960 | 37,000 |
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| 1970 | 36,700 | −0.8% | |
| 1980 | 37,900 | 3.3% | |
| 1990 | 36,200 | −4.5% | |
| 2000 | 35,000 | −3.3% | |
| Est. 2008 | 32,000 | ||
The population of Veliky Ustyug was steadily growing until the second half of 20th century. Currently it is on decline, as it is pretty much everywhere in Russia outside the big cities.
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